Connect to grow with the WU® EDGE platform

Access the WU EDGE platform for free and begin connecting, transacting and managing your cash and risk globally today. Now, for the first time, you can gain the unparalleled ability to create stronger connections, make smarter cash flow decisions and grow your business globally – all from one, easy-to-use international business platform.

up to 50%

Take advantage of the growing global marketplace

Find partners and create seamless collaboration, from order to real-time global payment, with our new global business network. By connecting buyers and sellers from around the world within a single global marketplace, WU EDGE can help you find and create new relationships, and make the right connections to grow your business globally.

Networking: Create a detailed network profile in a global marketplace Find and be discovered by new trading partners from around the world through WU EDGE's global B2B network, and start expanding your global footprint.

Seamless Workflow: Expedite transactions, from order to payment

Connect with your current trading partners from invoice to payment on WU EDGE. Easily capture, send and pay invoices with your partners on the platform to speed up transactions, and the shipment and receipt of goods.

In-Platform Messaging: Interact with your global partners within the platform Clearly communicate through in-platform messaging that is contextually linked to whatever document or topic you are discussing with your trading partners.

Nurture and grow relationships through a more efficient financial workflow

Prevent invoice and payment errors

Real-time, fee-free global payments*

Save money on global transactions and maximise your cash flow

Expand your business globally while reducing the time and resources it takes to manage your international transactions. The WU EDGE platform provides fee-free, real-time transactions in 51 currencies,* and enables you to do business in over 130 currencies overall. With seamless order-to-payment workflows, you can know the status of your international transactions at all times.

1 day

SMEs divert time and resources from other important activities to manage transactions 1 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) day a week. Source: East & Partners Study

Improve the efficiency of your international transactions.

Conduct international business the fast and easy way using WU EDGE. Spend less time managing transactions and more time growing your bottom line.

2-click Payments

A smart payments flow designed to reduce time to make payments

Multi-Pay

Increase productivity by paying multiple invoices at once

Hedge to Pay

Real time visibility of your Forwards Contracts which you can now utilize to fund your payments

Save time and money on global transactions

Expand your business globally while reducing the time and resources it takes to manage your international transactions. The WU EDGE platform facilitates fee-free, real-time transactions in 51 currencies,* and enables you to do business in over 130 currencies with standard payments. With seamless order-to-payment workflows, you can know the status of your international transactions at all times. This enables you to maximize your cash flow and improve efficiency.

EDGE Network Payments: Make and receive real-time payments, fee-free in 51 currencies* Now, you can participate in international transactions directly within the platform.

EDGE Network Holding Balance enables you to hold funds in 51 different currencies** and invite your global partners to join for free to get the benefit of fee-free real-time payments through EDGE Network Payments. Your partner will thank you, as you both will have complete visibility of payment status and full reconciliation details, saving you time in unnecessary AP conversations.

Standard Spot Payments: Do business everywhere you need to with payments in over 130 currencies to 170+ countries

Make and receive standard spot payments in 130+ currencies with your current trading partners, even if they're not on WU EDGE. By bringing all your international transactions into WU EDGE, you can:

Simplify the process for sending and receiving payments

Make it easy to retrieve your records

Automatically update cash flow from invoices added to the platform, in real time

Enable quick and accurate reconciliation of outstanding payables

Help manage risk and save money by allowing payments to be made in local currency

Gain visibility of when invoices are acknowledged and paid

Manage your cash flow and help manage risk

Unify your international transaction information and transform insight into action.

56%

56% of SMEs find out the true cost of their foreign invoices during or after the time of payment.

90%

When the cost of payables run higher than planned, 90% of SMEs are negatively affected.

Source: East & Partners Study

Understand the true cost of your international invoices

With the free WU EDGE platform, you can gain full visibility into the actual cost of all your invoices in your local currency to understand the true cost of your international invoices and put a strategy in place to protect your profits.

As an integrated platform, WU EDGE makes managing cash and risk simple. By utilizing its tools and customizable reporting, you can track all foreign currency invoices and activity statements at a glance. You can use your transaction data to manage cash across multiple currencies and optimize your international payment activities.

The WU EDGE platform also includes potent risk management tools for simulating currency volatility and managing currency risk. You can take action to protect your cash flow and profits by consulting with our FX and hedging specialists. This will help you manage your foreign currency exposure and help control costs - so you can trade confidently.

Invoice-Tracking and Reporting: Track all foreign currency holding balances and activity statements at a glanceSimplify and expedite international cash management and reporting with automatically updated transaction data and invoice activity alerts.

Bring all your international sales, purchasing, payment and receivables information into one easy-to-use platform

Gain visibility and certainty of payables and receivables

See the bigger picture of your international activities to know all the facts

Access to FX and Hedging Experts: Consult with a Western Union Business Solutions FX and Hedging expert for help managing risk

Manage foreign currency exposure and control FX costs. Speak to one of our currency risk specialists to find out how our hedging products can help you protect your bottom line from currency fluctuations. And, it's easy to keep track of the performance of the products you book easily within the WU EDGE platform.

Western Union Business Solutions is a business unit of The Western Union Company. Depending on the nature and scope of the services, services in Singapore are provided by Western Union Business Solutions (Singapore) Pte Ltd and/or WUBS Financial Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

* Transaction fee-free EDGE Network Payment services are available between fully accredited WUBS customers that have registered to use the WU® EDGE platform and are authorised by a WUBS affiliate to access services in USA, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. WUBS will apply a foreign currency exchange rate, which includes a margin set by WUBS, whenever a transaction includes a currency conversion. Transaction fees may also apply to transactions other than EDGE Network Payment services.

**WUBS holding balance facility enables you to temporarily hold amounts that you have acquired to make or receive a payment for up to 90 days. Amounts held in a holding balance do not earn interest.